A small museum, with a big story to share
Join us as eminent local historian, Mike Petty takes us on a tour of his chronicle of Cambridge, 1888-1990, as reported in local newspapers.
Diarmuid Hester reveals how LGBTQ+ people have shaped the history of the Cambridge.
Join us as author Rachel Morris talks about their new book 'The Museum Makers'
Discover Cambridgeshire's fascinating history of football and camp ball with sports historian Nigel Fenner
The Museum of Cambridge ran a project this year exploring the colonial legacy of its collection. In this talk, Florencia and Kirsten share their experiences on the project and discuss the challenges.
Event details: As an artist Ian Rawlinson's work has taken him around the UK, the world and back to his hometown of Cambridge. His recent artwork and filmmaking have seen him re-engage with his past, shedding new light on transitional places that remained
The Museum of Cambridge will be holding our Eighty-Fifth Annual General Meeting via zoom. The evening will consist of members voting on the Annual Accounts and election and re-election of Trustees. In addition, there will be a discussion on the
About the talk Jonathan Spain will be speaking with the Museum about his book Fruit Farming in the Cam Valley . He will be looking at the history of the fruit industry in the Cam Valley, set in the wider regional
Poet and psychogeographer Grahame Davies takes us on a journey through two Cambridges: the world city and the workplace, the glamorous and the gritty; the famous and the forgotten. He discovers there’s always more to discover about this extraordinary city – no matter how clever you are.
Join us as we talk with podcaster Ruth McPhee about the Society for Psychical Research! Ruth and special guests will take an irreverent foray into the history of the Society for Psychical Research, founded by Trinity College fellows including Henry Sidgwick, Frederic Myers, and Edmund Gurney. The intention of the society was to investigate paranormal activity from a position of scientific objectivity and academic rigour